jeffers500
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Snowing again only doing about 15mph but just slid & clouted the kerb with the passenger front wheel, kerbed the wheel fairly bad.
But when i got home had a good look & the passenger wheel is sitting about 1" further back than the drivers one.
Need to look at the lower arm & suspension strut, those i can sort out, but what about the sub frame underneath any ideas what to check for or how to.
Any ideas welcome.
What about replacement parts best place to buy from etc.
Nick
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DaveyLC
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Corsa B or C?? If its a B it doesnt have a sub frame and if the bottom arm isnt bent you will have bent the front cross member
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wozza51
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assuming its a B
it is v hard to bend the crossmember and the chassis
its prbably the lower arm mate
good luck thoo
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jeffers500
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Cheers for that, its a B.
Hoping its the lower arm, think i'll get one & put it on then see how it looks.
Will check the crossmember & chassis when i strip it out to see if theres anything obvious.
Nick
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jeffers500
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Just a quick update, stripped the front suspension out & could only find this  Hopefully this is all it is, cant find any other damage at all . Will get a new pair & fit them then see what it looks like.
Nick
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wozza51
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dont need to get a pair mate
ooh and safe to say that took a beating
id fit the one and set it back down and look coz lower arm could be gone too
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jeffers500
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Yeah will do, its just anything to do with the suspension or brakes i like to do in pairs .
Will get the damaged side done first, make sure the chassis ok & theres no nasty surprises 
Got the wheel checked over, still runs true just needs a refurb
[Edited on 14-02-2009 by jeffers500]
Nick
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jeffers500
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Just a quick update, replaced the lower ball joint hasn't made alot of difference still was the cheapest option. The car still pulls to the left & the steering wheel is ofset to the right.
Going to get a bottom arm & replace that & see what it looks like then.
Is it possible that the tie rod & mounting (front cross member) could be bent.
Any ideas from anyone would be gratefull, or is it a case of replacing the parts bit by bit till its right.
Nick
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Alan-16V
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sounds like the front crossmember has been bent!
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jeffers500
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan-16V
sounds like the front crossmember has been bent!
Couldn't see any damage looked the same as the other side, going to replace the bottom arm first.
Anyway of checking it ?
Nick
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jeffers500
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Just an update, changed the lower arm, ball joint & the suspension leg still no difference
All i can see that is left is the front cross member with the tie bar on it, so think its going to be a visit to a garage on saturday unless anybody has any other ideas first.
The car still pulls to the left & the steering wheel is ofset to the right with the wheel sitting about an 1" back towards the rear of the car.
[Edited on 25-02-2009 by jeffers500]
Nick
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Sean-B
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the drag link attached to the front cross member has moved
you need to get a hydrlaic ram and froce it back out
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jeffers500
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean-B
the drag link attached to the front cross member has moved
you need to get a hydrlaic ram and froce it back out
Is the drag link the same as the tie bar, is this something i could do got a couple of hydrolic jacks.
Or is it still a trip to the garage.
On the garage front the local accident & repair place said to bring it down & their give me a quote.
Nick
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